Who else has to update a ton of stuff so it looks correct in the stats? I don’t even know how to update some of it, but from now on I’m going to have to do better at tracking things every day 😂

A bunch of my books say they’re physical when they were audio, so there’s one big thing. It feels so exposing knowing people will see that the majority of the books I read are audio. It is what it is, I love audiobooks to the moon and back 😪

Anybody else going to be doing a bunch of organization over the next few days to fix all the stats up?

Hello my lovely Boundlings! 💜

I wanted to share my monthly reminder on gentleness: your reading life doesn’t have to be consistent to be meaningful.

Maybe April didn’t go how you planned. Maybe that stack you curated for April stayed untouched, the coveted streak slipped away, or your brain just said “not today” more often than not. That’s okay! Books aren’t going anywhere. They wait for us until we’re reading to come back.

Reading isn’t something to win, it’s something to return to again and again. ✨📚

So for May, let’s lean into gentler rhythms: • Follow your curiosity, not your TBR • Set a book down the moment it stops working for you • Rest your mind without guilt • Count every page, every paragraph, every enjoyed moment

Where’s your curiosity leading you this month? I’d love to hear about it!

Happy May, my friends! 🦋🌿☀️🌱🐞

Hello, I just spent 2 hours doing 'admin' tasks on PB (yes I am currently unemployed 🥲)

What tasks are on your PB to do list?

I've listed some examples below, feel free to add more 🙃 ✅Add all books that I've ever read (that I remember) ✅Add read dates to all books (I read eBooks so I have receipts but I did cheat and put 1 Jan 2011 for all my paperbacks) ✅Go back and add books to Reading History so they count towards my streak ✅Add all books I'm interested in from my online library app to a PB shelf ✅Find cool Lists and add all interesting books to my shelves ✅Curate TBR shelf ✅Add a rating to all finished books 🟩Curate Interested shelf 🟩Review all finished books 🟩Change all books to correct edition/cover (this is what I've spent the last 2 hours working on. So far I've finished my TBR) 🟩Make shelves for all sub-categories (e.g. genres, vibes, trope, author, similar book covers etc.) 🟩Number shelves so they are neatly ordered 🟩Make shelves pretty with decorations (e.g. ✨ Fantasy ✨ (but better obvs.)) 🟩Collect points and earn all the badges!!!!

... OK I'm off to go and actually read now 😅

Happy last day of the month, Boundlings. Today I am in a super good mood. Why, asked almost no one? Yesterday afternoon, I turned in all my paperwork to my school district and the state to officially retire on June 4th after 32 years of teaching. There is no going back now. Just open roads and a ton of books to read.

If you have any happiness you would like to share. I would love to read about it. I think everyone can use a little joy. What is going on in your world, big or small, that is bringing you happiness and joy?

Edit*

I got so caught up in the retirement joy and asking the question that I forgot the other piece of joyful news. Today is my 32nd wedding anniversary. I didn't forget this morning with my wife, thankfully. That could have been trouble. Actually, that's not true. She forgot about it for a year and has been waiting ever since to get even. I refuse to lose my advantage. This is clearly all the ingredients for a happy marriage.